Catholic Legal Services

Catholic Legal Services, Archdiocese of Miami, Inc. (CLS) focuses exclusively on helping poor immigrants obtain asylum, establish legal residency, become citizens and reunite families.CLS’ multicultural, multilingual staff help people from more than 80 different nations. As a provider of legal assistance and representation for immigrants, refugees, and impoverished people in the Archdiocese of Miami, CLS provides a full range of immigration-related legal services, from initial advice, to assistance, to full representation, to a low-income clientele.

Americans for Immigrant Justice

Americans for Immigrant Justice is an award-winning non-profit law firm that protects and promotes the basic human rights of immigrants. In Florida and on a national level, it champions the rights of unaccompanied immigrant children; advocates for survivors of trafficking and domestic violence; serves as a watchdog on immigration detention practices and policies; and speaks for immigrant groups who have particular and compelling claims to justice.

We need common sense immigration reform to support Illinois’ economic recovery, provide Illinois companies with both the high-skilled and low-skilled talent they need, and promote the integration of immigrants into our economy as consumers, workers, entrepreneurs and citizens.

The American Business Immigration Coalition – ABIC – represents a growing and diverse set of businesses and business associations promoting common sense federal immigration reform to benefit the people and economy of our country.

n 1916, the Florida Chamber of Commerce began as the Florida Cattle Tick Eradication Committee. Times were dire – the entire state was under federal quarantine due to the prevalence of the cattle tick, which threatened Florida’s entire economy. In our early years, agriculture leaders know they could accomplish far more working together than they could by themselves. That’s how the story of the Florida Chamber of Commerce began…battling a threat to the safety and security of Florida’s economy.

New American Economy (NAE) brings together more than 500 Republican, Democratic, and Independent mayors and business leaders who support immigration reforms that will help create jobs for Americans today. Coalition members include mayors of more than 35 million people nationwide and business leaders of companies that generate more than $1.5 trillion and employ more than 4 million people across all sectors of the economy, from Agriculture to Aerospace, Hospitality to High Tech and Media to Manufacturing.